December

♦ Children Of The Moon ♦ (Teen Wolf Roleplay)

Leo

Location: Sky Lakes Medical Center

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Interacting with: Magnus @BlackPanther

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The ride to the vet's office was quiet and uneventful. Leo considered smoking during the trip, however he decided against it; while Leo had permanent charms on his own body that prevented any kind of tooth decay, lung disease, or cancer from the smoke, as well as to mute the smell of cigars, Magnus' and his car most likely didn't. If the Druid minded Leo smoking, he would have commented on it already, however he still felt it was polite.

The pair arrived and entered the building without another word, with Leo following his companion into the back. The presence of another serpent caused Leo's familiar to squirm slightly, running itself around his wrist multiple times before the Warlock laid his hand on the bracelet.

"Shh... It's okay. Go back to sleep. I'll wake you up if there's danger." Leo gently stroked between the ocular ridges on the snake's head, soothing the metalic familiar back into a slumber. Leo lowered his arm back down to this side and continued to stroke his bracelet, hoping Magnus wasn't put off by his odd whispers. Chances were that Magnus had encountered a familiar like that before, however they were incredibly uncommon and quite temperamental.

Leo quietly observed the creatures, noting each of their auras. He came across a particularly distressed German Sheppard and cast a calming spell without a second thought. Within moments, the creature returned to its relaxed posture, slowly drifting off into a light slumber.

Leo straightened and turned to Magnus, running a hand absently through his hair. "So, are you gonna come with me to investigate the crime scene?" Leo crossed his arms and leaned against the doorway. "Or do you have other, more exciting matters to attend to?"

The Warlock gestured towards the animals, letting a playful smile appear on his face as he awaited a response.

In Grimm Times (December x Wick)

Elias

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Elias raised an eyebrow at the proposition. While he was certainly distracted, he wasn't so blind as to not be able to realize Alexis was closely observing his body. While they weren't technically cousins, it was a still odd; they had no former relations and shared no blood, but she was the daughter of his aunt and uncle, and the sister of his cousin.

Elias allowed Elinora to steady him as he approached the bed, attempting to not put too much weight on the older woman. Her touch aggravated the skin that she touched, causing Elias to give a brief, sharp inhalation that he attempted to mask.

The Grimm less than gracefully deposited himself on the bed, allowing himself to sink deep into the covers and enjoy the soft embrace of the fabrics. The skin on his back and the sides of his arms protested, but he was far too exhausted to care, instead releasing a soft sigh and allowing his tense muscles to relax.

Elinora's form appeared over him, mouthing words and checking him over, however she was muted and distant, as if speaking through a thin flayer of water. Eyelids fluttered and struggled to force themselves open as weights heavier than the world itself pulled them shut. Elias' bare chest rose and fell in a steady rhythm, syncing with his heartbeat. The cloth beneath him seemed to consume him, slowly pulling him deeper and deeper into a rest.

A sharp pain shot through his shoulder as Elinora shook him from his restful state.

"Elias, stay with me. You need to make sure your skin doesn't try to the covers..." She continued on for a moment with dull words and undesired instructions. "...Elias! Move, son, or you're going to regret it."

A soft growl emanated from the man's chest as he forced himself awake to shift positions as she desired, rolling onto his side so that the stings on his back wouldn't become glued to the sheets by the healing salve.

When he opened his eyes, he was face to face with Alexis, mere inches from her eyes. "Are you going to make me stay awake, too?" Elias gave a small chuckle and rolled his eyes, snuggling deeper into the sheets.

Elinora attempted to place the covers over his legs, but he grunted and kicked them off, peering over his shoulder at her. "It's too hot for those."

His speech patterns were drastically different; they lacked their usual poise, replaced by a childish immaturity and drowsy contentedness.

@Wick

In Grimm Times (December x Wick)

Elias

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The faint sounds of voices squabbling drifted through the halls and fell on Elias' ears, however his disoriented mind pushed them aside and focused on staying awake.

The man groaned again and forced himself up, ignoring the screaming agony of his skin and moving off down the hall, still leaving heavily on the oaken structure to provide support for himself. The savage that had possessed Elias in the forest was completely gone, replaced by the weary, heavy-hearted veteran who's only concern was making sure he hadn't gotten that girl killed.

The voices became more and more clear as Elias made his way into the west wing of the estate, which contained the Grimm's living quarters. Elinora's voice came drifting from down the hall, ordering around Alexis.

"No! Where do you think you are going?" A faint reply occurred, however Elias couldn't make out the words. "No, you aren't. The doctor had to open you back up and repair the damage inside. You are staying in bed."

Elias gently leaned himself against the open doorway to the room, letting his hands hang at his sides as his shoulder supported him. His skin was glistened softly in the morning rays and the flickering candlelight, casting an odd sheen across his body. His stings were slowly shrinking, however a small, discolored bump still existed in every location that a barb had entered his skin. Irritated, red skin accentuated the areas around the maroon scabs from the bark scrapes, making his injuries obvious at just a glance.

Elias worked up the strength to speak, ignoring the raw pain in his throat from his brutal screaming. "Elinora's right, Alexis."

The Grimm stood in the doorway, unapologetic half-naked. The notion that he was probably ill-dressed crossed his mind for the first time; up until that point, his only concern had been ensuring Alexis was still alive. Now that her safety was confirmed, the wounded man could worry about other, more trivial matters.

After briefly considering crossing his arms, Elias gave a weak smirk and let his upper limbs hang at his sides, providing a clear view of his entire torso. Despite periods of mourning and near death experiences, something things never changed when it came to Elias. He was consistently confident, never willing to turn down a good fight, and always confident about his body, even when it had been roughed up a little.

"But I guess that makes me a hypocrite for suggesting you follow the rules."

♆ ᗯᕮᒪᑕOᗰᕮ TO ᖇᗩᑭTᑌᖇᕮ ♆ - [ ᗷIOSᕼOᑕK ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ] - ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ᖴᑌᒪᒪ

Ah, I'm sorry. I'm really bad at saying no to people when they want to make plans with me and I kinda overbooked myself... CS up soon!

♦ Children Of The Moon ♦ (Teen Wolf Roleplay)

Sebastian

Location: Sky Lakes Medical Center

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Interacting with: Cassandra Arvanitis @Caits, Syleste Vos @Vicier, Gage Brooks @BlackPanther, Miranda Burke @Damo021

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“You just keep still, we don’t want you irritating your injuries… I’ll get you that sprite okay. I won’t be long.” Miri's voice was followed by the sound of a door opening and gently shutting as the girl left the room. Sebastian shot an appreciative smile at her before she left, calling out a brief thanks.

”Well, I can’t give you a new leg, but rest up, and take your medications, and you’ll be right as rain in a few weeks. And if you need anything, we’ll all be happy to help!” Cassie's cheerful tone brought a genuine smile to his lips, though it was faint and faded a little too quickly. When her hand touched his, he barely suppressed the instinct to rip it away. Instead, all his hand gave was a slight twitch as his eyes locked onto Cassie's touch.

"Thank you, Cassie. It really means a lot that you," Sebastian paused and corrected himself, "All of you, are here to help us."

The Siren's faux smile slowly slipped away, replaced by a distracted gaze with scared eyes. Werewolves were vengeful creatures. They were powerful and dangerous, but most importantly, they didn't leave anything unfinished. Maybe the goal of the attack had been to create a new pack, but to what end? And if not to create more weres, then why? Even if that was the original goal, Sebastian couldn't help but shake the feeling that he had unfinished business with the wolf. Maybe he was just being paranoid, but he was one of two teens that hadn't been turned, and he was the only one who had fought back. While he couldn't be sure, Sebastian was fairly certain he had dealt a fair amount of damage to the wolf's front leg, maybe even going so far as to break it, though that damage would certainly be healed by now. Would it want to come back to finish the fight? There was just so much that he didn't know-

”Really, Sebastian, is everything okay?” Cassie's voice snapped him back to reality, forcing him to meet her eyes. A light, shaky sigh passed the Siren's lips. He attempted to muster a half-hearted smile, but it died somewhere between his lips and his eyes.

Sebastian licked his lips and swallowed before speaking. "Well, aside from getting mauled and then my entire friend group getting turned into creatures that I have spent my entire life fearing and avoiding?"

Sebastian bit his tongue and closed his eyes the instant the words left his mouth. He didn't want to seem bitter, even though he was, and he most certainly didn't want Cassie to feel worse. He gave a soft sigh before continuing. "Sorry, that was rude."

Sebastian met Cassie's gaze and clenched his jaw. "What I mean is that up until this point in my life, people like me and people like you... We don't work well together. Just like a wolf or a bear will hunt in a stream to catch a fish, over the years, werewolves have hunted Sirens. I spent so long trying to- to hide who I was from all of you that now that everyone knows, I feel... naked. Exposed. Defenseless."

The Siren shot a look over at Gage and Syleste to make sure they weren't listening. The brief thought that he was finally able to speak to Syleste about what she was pleased him, however he pushed it aside from the time being.

"Do you remember when I first came out?" For the first time that day, a genuine smile came across his face and stayed. "We were playing truth or dare and someone decided to make me kiss someone. I was so nervous about it, because I knew most of the group expected me to pick a girl, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I was so pent up about it I think I nearly gave that kid Thomas a heart attack when I grabbed him. I mean, some people in the group already knew it, but as far as I know, it was only a couple of people. I felt like I was going to implode into a mess of tears and moping, but I was actually pretty confident once I had stopped attacking the poor boy's face. It was on my own terms, with just a little bit of incentive. I made the choice to reveal my secret to you guys."

Sebastian paused for another shaky sigh before continuing. "My identity as a Siren was a much bigger secret. It wasn't who I love, but who I actually am. That, and it reveals an entire world of supernaturals. I didn't get the choice last night. Zoe kinda made sure of that one... Just telling everyone on the planet... Not angry about that though."

Sebastian gently blew a puff of air out of his nose and turned his eyes up to face Cassie. "It's just kind of weird to have everyone know about something I spent so long hiding. I guess everyone now has the same secret, so I don't really think anyone could hold it against me, but... I still did hide that from all of you."

In Grimm Times (December x Wick)

Elias

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The darkness was indistinguishable from the shadows in his own mind.

Elias eyes slowly opened, however no light flooded in. The only thing he could clearly sense was the pain. The immense, scalding pain.

The hunter let out a soft moan and shifted slightly, trying to move his arms. The skin across his torso reacted immediately, screaming in protest as agony shot through him. What was a soft, quiet moan erupted into a sharp inhalation as Elias struggled to cope with the pain.

Steeling himself, the Grimm forced himself into a sitting position, letting out a silent scream. Now in a sitting position, Elias was able to discern his surroundings with much greater ease. The sunset- sunrise?- was just now beginning to illuminate the sky outside the window with hints of indigo and violet. Elias slowly looked around, becoming aware that he was in a special room.

He had not previously encountered this space before; it was similar to his quarters, however where a dresser normally would have gone instead existed a cabinet filled with various medical supplies and healing salves.

His mind was slow and sluggish, taking a great amount of time to fully process and come to terms with his current situation. By the time he had identified that he was in some sort of surgical room in the Grimm's estate, the sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon, illuminating the room with slanting rays of golden red sunlight.

The new illumination reflected off of his skin, revealing a glistening look. Elias frowned and gently touched his bare chest, wincing slightly at the pain as he did. A clear salve had been lathered over his entire body, most likely for the seemingly hundreds of bee stings he had received.

The events in the forest were a messy blur to him, filled only with violence, brutality, and bloodlust. Elias growled softly and gently slid off of the bunk he had been resting on. Friction burns and bark scrapes covered the majority of his arms and legs, clearly indicating where the Spriggans' magic had restrained him.

The hunter's muscles screamed in protest as he stood, leaning against the wall for support as waves of nausea and dizziness overcame him. Slowly making his way around the outskirts of the room, Elias managed to make his way to the door. Before he opened it, he grabbed a pair of breeches off of a nearby table and slid them onto his bare form, gasping in pain as the soft cloth slid over his butchered skin.

The fact that he was immodestly dressed was of little concern to Elias as he pushed open the door and stepped into the hall, still leaning heavily on the wall for support. The man slowly made his way down the corridor, his voice making weak, hoarse noises each time his body bumped into a new surface.

After what seemed like hours, Elias made his way into the nearest sitting area and gently draped himself across the arm of a couch, far too exhausted to exclaim about the pain that flared through his side as his skin touched the bare leather.

Once he had sufficiently stabilized himself upon the furniture, Elias gasped in relief and lay there silently, wishing for sleep to over take his half-clothed form.

♆ ᗯᕮᒪᑕOᗰᕮ TO ᖇᗩᑭTᑌᖇᕮ ♆ - [ ᗷIOSᕼOᑕK ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ] - ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ᖴᑌᒪᒪ

@Vicier It's gonna take me a little longer on the cs than expected! I had some friends drag me out to dinner and I was out for a while. I'll have it up probably by tomorrow night!

♦ Children Of The Moon ♦ (Teen Wolf Roleplay)

Leo

Location: Sky Lakes Medical Center

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Interacting with: Callie @Caits, Magnus @BlackPanther, Zoe @Vicier

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As Magnus wandered away to handle the inquisitive reporter, Leo pulled his phone from his pocket, creating a new message to Callie.

To: Callie
Checked on the kids. Doc says they're healing, gonna stop by later today again to set up some charms to protect them.
We need to meet up with Zoe and check the crime scene.

To: Zoe
How are you doing? We should meet up today. I want to know if I can help at all.

Leo briefly considered texting Quinton, however he quickly decided against it. If Zoe felt the need to include him, she would. Leo was acquainted with the man, however their relationship was quite superficial; he had known him for years, but he still didn't entirely feel comfortable around him.

As Magnus returned, Leo followed him out, his mind turning over the events of the past twenty four hours.

The entire situation was rather odd. It was by far the most exciting thing that had happened in Klamath Falls for quite some time, however Leo was still uncertain if anyone was in immediate danger. Obviously, the creature was still running free, however it had been the first attack. Had the wolf always been here, or had it just arrived in the area? Were there other incidents in different places? If the wolf wasn't new to the area, what had caused it to act now? What was motivating it to strengthen a random Alpha by giving her a pack? The unnerving familiarity of the wolf sent a chill down the Warlock's spine, causing him to pull his jacket a little tighter around him form and set his jaw, stepping out into the sunlight with a determined expression.

He followed Magnus towards the car, climbing into the passenger chair as the Druid slid smoothly into his own seat.

"Where to next, Magnus?" Leo reclined in his seat, attempting to mask the extreme unease he felt within his stomach. "We still have a lot of things left to do, but Callie asked me to wait until we had met with Zoe. Is there anything you need to get done in the meantime?"

♆ ᗯᕮᒪᑕOᗰᕮ TO ᖇᗩᑭTᑌᖇᕮ ♆ - [ ᗷIOSᕼOᑕK ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ] - ᖇOᒪᕮᑭᒪᗩY ᖴᑌᒪᒪ

I'd love to join this! Save me the last spot?

I'll have a CS up after work, I only work for four hours today, so it'll be up soon!

In Grimm Times (December x Wick)

Elias

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The screeching wails of the wind fused with the shrill cries of the Spriggan pod, driving wave after wave of chills down Elias' spine.

The once-calm forest had turned from light greens and soft browns to bloody reds and void-like blacks. The Grimm's pupils dilated until they consumed most of his iris, leaving a narrow line of blue around a circle of pure black. Every detail was enhanced, every movement tracked and identified within milliseconds.

The sounds of the forest faded away, replaced by the sound of rushing blood and labored breaths. Every muscle, tendon, and ligament in his body screamed with the ache to unleash its potential, to ravage and rend anything that dare stray too far close to it. The wit and intelligence of man faded away, replaced by the primal brutality of a savage.

Elias lashed out with his chain, grinning with sadistic glee as it wrapped itself around the outstretched arm of his opponent. Elias mustered all of his strength and yanked on the chain, dragging the poor creature towards its end. Several roots exploded from the ground to stop Elias' blow, however his arm moved far too quickly, cleaving the Spriggan's forearm clean off.

A piercing wail traveled through the forest as the creature wailed in pain, calling out for aid. It levitated off of the ground and drifted away at an incredible pace, dodging through the trees away from the hunter. Elias growled and sprinted after it, quickly overtaking the wounded creature.

Elias tackled the creature to the ground, pinning it by its chest and lifting his scythe high above his head. In a single, brutal motion, he cleaved the Spriggan's head clean in half, burying his blade into the earth. Wind and green energy swirled around him, ruffling his hair and clothing as the Spriggan's spirit departed from its body, flowing into the plants and trees surrounding Elias and flowing back into the heart of the forest.

The blood red sunlight shone harshly through the leaves, illuminating the form of three other Spriggans emerging from the woods. The path was obstructed by two obstacles: a Wesen, and a woman.

Ripping his scythe from the ground, the hunter broke into a sprint towards the pod of Spriggans, his form hunched low to the ground. The movement of his body was unnatural and animalistic, removing any notion that the creature controlling Elias body' was human.

As Alexis blade pierced the Wesen, Elias reached the pair. His path was the most direct route to the Spriggans, and he would remove anything in his path. Elias barreled straight past Alexis, his shoulder clipping her side and sending her form spinning off to the side, flying a short distance before landing on the twisted roots of a tree.

As the Spriggans flew towards the Grimm, he leaped, sailing over twenty feet before intercepting the first Spriggan mid air.

The new trio of Spriggans were much more coordinated than the previous, lone creature, allowing them to easily intercept and ensnare Elias. The sprites weaved in and out of his range, bringing roots forth from the earth to bind his body to the ground. Creatures from all directions swarmed the Grimm, plunging their various teeth, claws, and barbs into his body.

Hornets swarmed him, filling his chest and back with enough venom to kill an owl. He roared with rage, ripping at the vines, however for each plant he uprooted, another filled its place, pinning him to the earth as the swarm devoured his skin.

The Spriggans worked quickly, covering his eyes with leaves and ripping at his skin and clothes with thorns, tearing him apart. Rage boiled within his chest as the world melded into a solid crimson. An unearthly howl of anger and pain broke through his throat, echoing through the woods and imprinting itself in the mind of every living creature around.

Elias ripped his arm free from the roots and threw his scythe with all of the force he could muster, impaling it into the shoulder of the largest Spriggan. The swarm of hornets, obviously being controlled by the wounded Spriggan, broke form, darting away from the thrashing form on the forest flood.

Elias' body continued to rage, rolling around in the sea of roots and leaves as he attempted to free himself from the magical grasp of the forest spirits.

@Wick